Research

Abstracts, 2012-13 | HOJ Volume 15 Abstracts PDF

Growth Disturbance Following Intraarticular Distal Radius Fractures in the Skeletally-Immature Patient

 

Eric C. Fu M.D.1, Apurva S. Shah M.D., M.B.A.2, Peter M. Waters M.D.1, Donald S. Bae M.D.1

 

1Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, 2University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA

 

Abstract | Distal Radius Abstract PDF

Simplified and Strong: Abductor Pollicus Longus Suspension Arthroplasty with Biotenodesis Screw Fixation in the Base of the Index Metacarpal

 

Terrill P. Julien, M.D., Brandon E. Earp, M.D., Philip E. Blazar, M.D.

 

Orthopaedic Hand Service, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program, Boston, MA 02114

 

Abstract | Abductor Pollicis Longus Abstract PDF

Durability of Partial Humeral Head Resurfacing

 

Ruth A. Delaney M.D.1, Michael T. Freehill M.D.1,2, Laurence D. Higgins M.D.2, Jon J.P. Warner M.D.1

 

Harvard Shoulder Service, 1Massachusetts General Hospital, 2Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, 02114

 

Abstract | Partial Humeral Head Resurfacing Abstract PDF

Intra-operative Neuromonitoring During the Latarjet Procedure

 

Ruth A. Delaney, M.D.1, Michael T. Freehill, M.D.1,2, David R. Janfaza, M.D.2, Mirela V. Simon, M.D.2, Kamen V. Vlassakov, M.D.3, Laurence D. , Higgins, M.D.4, Jon J.P. Warner, M.D.1

 

1Harvard Shoulder Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, 2Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 3Department of Anesthesiology, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, 4Harvard Shoulder Service, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA

 

Abstract | Neuromonitoring Latarjet Abstract PDF

67th Annual Meeting of The American Society for Surgery of the Hand

September 6-8, 2012, Chicago, IL

Safety and Efficacy of Derotational Osteotomy for Congenital Radioulnar Synostosis

 

Xavier Simcock, M.D.1, Apurva S. Shah M.D., M.B.A.2, Donald S. Bae M.D.1, Peter M. Waters M.D.1

 

1Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, 2University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA

 

Abstract | Derotational Osteotomy Abstract PDF

28th Annual Meeting of The Orthopaedic Trauma Association

October 3-6, 2012, Minneapolis, MN

Current Faculty & Residents (Bold)

Displaced Femoral Neck Fractures in Patients <60 Years of Age

 

Stephen T. Gardner, M.D., Michael J. Weaver, M.D., Seth A. Jerabek, M.D., Mark S. Vrahas, M.D., Paul T. Appleton, M.D., Mitchel B. Harris, M.D.

 

Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Beth Isreal Deaconess Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

 

Abstract | OTA 2013 Abstract PDF

A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial of a Fibular Nail Versus Standard Open Reduction and Internal Fixation for Fixation of Ankle Fractures

 

Timothy O. White, M.D., F.R.C.S., Kate E. Bugler, Paul T. Appleton, M.D., Margaret M. McQueen, M.D., Charles M. Court-Brown, M.D

 

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

 

Abstract | OTA 2013 Abstract PDF

Why are Reported Nonunion Rates After Locked Plate Fixation of Distal Femur Fractures so Variable? A Multicenter Retrospective Study of 284 Fractures

 

Edward K. Rodriguez, M.D., Ph.D.1, Michael J. Weaver, M.D.2, Lindsay M. Herder, B.A.1, Jordan H. Morgan, B.S.2,3, David Zurakowski, M.D.4, Paul T. Appleton, M.D.1, Mark S. Vrahas, M.D.2,3

 

1Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 2Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 3Massachusetts General Hospital, 4Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

 

Abstract | OTA 2013 Abstract PDF

Pathoanatomical Considerations and Implications of Heterotopic Ossification Following Surgical Treatment of Elbow Trauma

 

Bryce T. Gillespie, M.D., George S.M. Dyer, M.D.

 

Division of Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

 

Abstract | OTA 2013 Abstract PDF

Cast Immobilization With and Without Immobilization of the Thumb for Nondisplaced Scaphoid Waist Fractures: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial

 

Geert A. Buijze, M.D., J. Carel Goslings, M.D., Steven J. Rhemrev, M.D., Alexander A. Weening, M.D., Bart Van Dijkman, M.D., Job N. Doornberg, M.D., David C. Ring, M.D., Ph.D.

 

CAST (Collaborative Ankle Support Trial) Collaboration,Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

 

Abstract | OTA 2013 Abstract PDF

Sustentaculum Screw Placement During Calcaneal Open Reduction and Internal Fixation: When Is the Screw Out?

 

Ida L. Gitajn, M.D., R. James Toussaint, M.D., John Y. Kwon, M.D.

 

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

 

Abstract | OTA 2013 Abstract PDF

Peroneal Tendon Dislocation Associated With Intra-Articular Calcaneus Fractures: An Underappreciated Problem

 

R. James Toussaint, M.D.1, Darius Lin, M.D.1, Lauren K. Ehrlichman, M.D.1, Seenu Susarla, M.D., D.M.D.1, J. Kent Ellington, M.D., M.S.2, Nicholas Strasser, M.D.2, John Y. Kwon, M.D.1

 

1Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA, 2Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC, USA

 

Abstract | OTA 2013 Abstract PDF

Accuracy and Reliability of Bohler’s Angle Measurements With Oblique Lateral Radiographs Taken in the Trauma Setting

 

R. James Toussaint, M.D., Ida L. Gitajn, M.D., John Y. Kwon, M.D.

 

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

 

Abstract | OTA 2013 Abstract PDF

The Role of Preoperative CT Scans in Operative Planning and Fixation of Malleolar Ankle Fractures

 

E. M. Black, V. Antoci, J. T. Lee, M. J. Weaver, A. H. Johnson, S. M. Susarla, John Y. Kwon, M.D.

 

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

 

Abstract | OTA 2013 Abstract PDF

Massachusetts Health Care Reform: Its Effect on the Percentage of Uninsured Patients and the Reimbursement for Provider Services at Academic Urban Level I Trauma Centers

 

R. James Toussaint, M.D.1, Michael J. Weaver, M.D.1, Paul Tornetta, III, M.D.2, Mark S. Vrahas, M.D.1, Mitchel B. Harris, M.D.1

 

1Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 2Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA

 

Abstract | OTA 2013 Abstract PDF

Corrective Osteotomy for Combined Intra- and Extra-Articular Distal Radius Malunion

 

Geert A. Buijze, M.D.1, Karl-Josef Prommersberger, M.D.2, Juan González del Pino, M.D., Ph.D.3, Diego L. Fernandez, M.D.4, Jesse B. Jupiter, M.D.1

 

1Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA, 2Rhön-Klinikum, Bad Neustadt an der Saale, Germany, 3Santa Cristina University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, 4Lindenhof Hospital, Bern, Switzerland

 

Abstract | OTA 2013 Abstract PDF

28th Annual Meeting of The Orthopaedic Trauma Association

October 3-6, 2012, Minneapolis, MN

Alumni (Bold)

Optimizing the Biomechanics of Iliosacral Screw Fixation: The Importance of Washers and Avoiding Lateral Cortex Perforation

 

Julius A. Bishop, M.D., Anthony W. Behn, M.S., Tiffany N. Castillo, M.D.

 

Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA, USA

 

Abstract | OTA 2013 Abstract PDF

Role of HtrA1 in the Transition From Cartilage to Bone in Fracture Healing

 

Marie E. Walcott, M.D., John J. Wixted, M.D., Monica Thim, B.A., David C. Ayers, M.D., Paul J. Fanning, Ph.D.

 

University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA

 

Abstract | OTA 2013 Abstract PDF

Can Glucose Levels Diagnose Compartment Syndrome?

 

Christopher J. Doro, M.D.1, Thomas J. Sitzman, M.D.2, Robert V. O’Toole, M.D.3

 

1Department of Orthopaedics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA, 2Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA, 3R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

 

Abstract | OTA 2013 Abstract PDF

Functional Outcomes After Nonoperative Treatment of Lateral Compression Type 1 (LC-1) Pelvic Ring Injuries With Complete Sacral Fractures

 

Greg Gaski, M.D., Robert V. O’Toole, M.D., Renan Castillo, M.S., Gerard P. Slobogean, M.D., Theodore T. Manson, M.D.

 

R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, MD, USA

 

Abstract | OTA 2013 Abstract PDF

Is Closed Reduction and Percutaneous Fixation of Type 3 Posterior Ring Injuries as Accurate as Open Reduction and Internal Fixation?

 

Adam Lindsay, M.D.1, Paul Tornetta, III, M.D.1, Amna Diwan, M.D.2, David C. Templeman, M.D.2

 

1Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA, 2Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA

 

Abstract | OTA 2013 Abstract PDF

Radiographic Predictors of Compartment Syndrome after Tibial Fracture

 

Chris Allmon, M.D., Ebrahim Paryavi, M.D., M.P.H., Andrew Dubina, Robert V. O’Toole, M.D.

 

R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland Medical School, Baltimore, MD, USA

 

Abstract | OTA 2013 Abstract PDF

Alignment in Nonperatively Treated Distal Radius Fractures: Are Our Current Predictors Predictive?

 

Joey Lamartina, M.D., Charlton Stucken, M.D., Andrew Jawa, M.D., Paul Tornetta III, M.D.

 

Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA

 

Abstract | OTA 2013 Abstract PDF

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